Table 1

Clinical and biochemical characteristics of 163 cirrhotic patients with and without hepatic encephalopathy

Variable Patients without encephalopathy1-151 (n=142) Patients with encephalopathy‡ (n=21)
Patient characteristics
Age (y)55 (26–71)57 (37–71)
Body height (cm)171 (153–190)169 (148–184)
Body weight (kg)73 (45–115)71 (40–90)
Child class (A, B, C)41, 57, 440, 2, 19
Blood biochemistry§
Blood haemoglobin (g/dl) (13.0–17.6)11.6 (7.1–15.8)11.9 (7.7–16.3)
Serum AST (U/l) (10–40)64 (19–357)134 (26–750)
Serum bilirubin (μmol/l) (2–17)32 (5–214)144 (19–452)1-160
Serum alkaline phosphatase (U/l) (50–275)377 (132–3585)400 (68–999)
Plasma coagulation factors 2, 7, and 10 (units) (0.70–1.30)0.63 (0.23–1.30)0.39 (0.19–0.66)1-160
Serum albumin (g/l) (37–55)33 (18–48)26 (20–33)1-160
Serum creatinine (μmol/l) (49–121)96 (45–1065)136 (42–449)
Serum sodium (mmol/l) (136–146)135 (125–141)130 (115–145)1-160

  • Results are expressed as mean (range).

  • ↵1-151 Grades 0 and I; ‡grades II–IV; §normal values are given in parentheses.

  • ↵1-160 Significance of differences between patients with and without hepatic encephalopathy (p<0.01).